I've been having problems with the last two releases my computer hangs 90 % of the time before it starts X with this error ( error 5099 cant parse config ) I found a solution in the ubuntu forums with the last release by adding this to the Kernel line in grub ( quiet splash showopts noapc_irq_balance ) but it does not seem to work this time around I have a generic dual core 386 with 4 gig of ram any help I will appreciate it

Too little information. I'll give you a standard answerThank you for your interest in MintTo help you solve your problem we need to know exactly what Mint you use.By that I mean version (like Celena or Daryna or numerical if you prefer) and edition (main = Gnome, KDE or some of the Community Editions like xfce or fluxbox or the mini edition)We also need information about your hardware. You can obtain that by runninglspci in a terminalIf it is something connected to USB you runlsusb and similarly for other 'buses' like pcmcia....To copy from a terminal mark (with the mouse) and right clickThen paste into a code box (it does not use as much space then)Thank you